Video shows Russian helicopter accidentally firing missiles at spectators before Putin shows up at war games

Russian state TV reported that a Russian military helicopter fired on spectators and reportedly injured three people during military exercises in western Russia. The incident took place at the Luzhsky range during the the Zapad 2017 war games, according to reports.

A video captured the moment that two helicopter gunships – identified as Ka-52 “Alligators” – fired rockets at spectators in western Russia. Two vehicles were damaged in the incident and one person in the video can be seen getting knocked down.